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The severe El Nino phenomenon has triggered a notable shortfall in rainfall across Andhra Pradesh, raising concerns. Chief Minister Naidu h...

Experts say the next few weeks of monsoon will decide if the acreage shortfall stays manageable or turns into a bigger supply and price ris...

The United States will restart importing Mexican cattle after a year-long ban. This halt had previously driven American beef prices to reco...

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged ICAR to increase pulse and oilseed productivity. He emphasized research must address groun...

In a letter to the PM, the CM highlighted that Karnataka's agriculture is heavily dependent on the southwest monsoon and warned of severe c...

While the narrowing rainfall deficit has eased immediate concerns, experts say it is far too early to conclude that El Niño’s influence has...

Improved July rainfall has narrowed the country's deficit to twenty-four percent. This development raises hopes for faster kharif sowing ac...

The rainfall deficit has reduced to twelve percent with above-normal monsoon activity in early July. An El Nino year may not necessarily re...

The government is monitoring 262 districts for rainfall deficiency and El Nino impacts. Fifteen additional districts have been identified a...

While India is currently facing 40 per cent rainfall deficit, the country has prepared district-level contingency plans to tackle possible ...

India faces its weakest monsoon in 11 years. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has instructed states to prepare contingency plans ...

The ground level implementing agencies are afraid that the farmers’ choices will be guided more by market rates of commodities rather than ...

The Met department had earlier this week said that the rainfall this year would be 88 per cent or "deficient" of the long term average, tri...

“We have prepared contingency plans for 580 districts for the eventuality of a weak monsoon, and will be adding more districts,” Singh said.

“Contingency plans are already in place, states have been suitably advised, sufficient food stocks are in place," said Radha Mohan Singh

In the past one week, the country has received 1% above normal monsoon but rain deficiency in these states continues to remain in the range...